Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1875-03-04 | 8 | Passengers carried in 1874 by Goodrich vessel. 13,722 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Sheboygan | 1875-02-25 | 8 | Provisions for harbors. $12,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1874-05-07 | 3 | Cleared Ahnapee May 5 for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1873-10-16 | 3 | Came in port last Thursday. This will be the last trip the Goodrich side-wheelers will make this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The Goodrich steam Sheboygan landed a number of passengers and considerable freight at this port Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1893-05-04 | 3 | In here last Sunday morning, then cleared for Sturgeon Bay. It called here again in the afternoon to take on southbound freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1893-04-20 | 3 | The steamer Sheboygan of the Goodrich line, made her first visit to this port this season last Sunday. She brought considerable freight for merchants here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1891-09-03 | 3 | Passengers of steamer Sheboygan cheered the manner in which the Wm. Finch was brought into the harbor during the storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1892-03-24 | 3 | Repairs given to the Goodrich Transportation Co's vessels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Liner | Sheboygan | 1914-10-02 | 1 | The old boat after being dismantled was towed into the lake, beached half way between Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Coal tar and kerosene was dumped into the hold and torched. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.